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What was the importance of the Union victory in the Battle of Atlanta?
a) It disabled manufacturing centers and railroads in the South.
b) It led to the immediate surrender of the Confederacy.
c) It opened up the Mississippi River for the Union Army.
d) It led to future Union victories in Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
What happened to the voting rights and political influence of African-Americans in the South at the end of Reconstruction?
a) Their power came to an abrupt end.
b) They continued to freely vote and run in elections.
c) They became more powerful than African-Americans in the North.
d) They compromised with white politicians and continued to have great influence in the government.
When the Compromise of 1877 was reached...
a) Reconstruction ended in the South
b) the Freedmen's Bureau was organized to help newly freed slaves in the South
c) the Radical Republicans assumed control of Reconstruction efforts
d) the Ku Klux Klan was dismantled by the federal government
What was Abraham Lincoln's message during his Gettysburg Address?
a) He wanted weary Northerners to continue fighting the war to preserve the Union.
b) He wanted the Confederacy to surrender in order to end the Civil War.
c) He wanted an immediate end to slavery in the South.
d) He wanted both houses of Congress to ratify the 13th Amendment.
How did the Radical Republicans react to Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
a) They felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient.
b) They agreed with all points included in Lincoln's plan.
c) They believed that Lincoln was being too harsh with readmitting Southern states.
d) They wanted to exclude ratification of the 13th Amendment.
What do the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg have in common?
a) They were the turning points of the Civil War.
b) They were fought within ten miles of Washington, DC.
c) They were both huge Confederate victories.
d) They were the two longest battles of the Civil War.
The Battle of Antietam convinced Abraham Lincoln to:
a) issue the Emancipation Proclamation
b) form an alliance with the British against the Confederacy
c) run for reelection in 1864
d) suspend habeas corpus
A major part of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was:
a) urging Northerners to not seek revenge on the South and to help rebuild the South
b) explaining the various aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation
c) convincing Southerners to ratify the Reconstruction Amendments
d) describing the horrors of slavery to Northerners
How were Union soldiers able to achieve victories in both the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg?
a) They secured the high ground in both battles.
b) They launched sneak attacks in both battles.
c) They used guerrilla warfare to outlast Confederate troops.
d) They were able to utilize air support to give them the advantage.
What was the outcome of the controversial Election of 1876?
a) Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Samuel J. Tilden by one electoral vote.
b) Abraham Lincoln became president after sweeping the Northern states.
c) Andrew Johnson, a Democrat from Tennessee, won the presidency.
d) The House of Representatives determined that Ulysses S. Grant was the winner.
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